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left him years ago if
she had been strong enough.
She never would
have married him if
she had known what
he was. We have to
button and unbutton his
shirts and take care
of him and then her.
Is so thankless and
conceited. He says he
could run the ranch
himself. He won't put
in cabbage or lettuce
in the winter time like
our neighbors and so
we never have any money
like they do. If he
does plant any, he puts
it in too late and
it get stunted or, [[struck text]: goes]],
doesn't grow.

If I had gone through
what Mama has,
I am sure I would